縮頭烏龜

缩头乌龟
suōtóuwūguī
  1. a turtle that pulls its head in
  2. (fig.) coward
  3. chicken

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) cowardly person; coward; ostrich
  2. cowardly person; coward; ostrich

Wiktionary

比喻懦弱不敢面對現實的人。

重編國語辭典

遇事懦弱退縮的人；膽小鬼、懦夫

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 縮 suō
  1. to withdraw
  2. to pull back
  3. to contract
  4. to shrink
  5. to reduce
  6. abbreviation
  7. also pr. sù
=2 頭 tóu
  1. head
  2. hair style
  3. the top
  4. end
  5. beginning or end
  6. a stub
  7. remnant
  8. chief
  9. boss
  10. side
  11. aspect
  12. first
  13. leading
  14. classifier for pigs or livestock

classifier: 個
=2 頭 tou suffix for nouns
3 烏龜 wūguī
  1. tortoise
  2. cuckold

Related entries

懦夫 nuòfū coward
懦夫難贏美女心。

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Source: Tatoeba

膽小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ coward
你们全都是胆小鬼

You're all cowards.

You're all chickenshits.

Source: Tatoeba

狗熊 gǒuxióng
  1. black bear
  2. coward
軟腳蝦 ruǎnjiǎoxiā
  1. weakling
  2. coward
雞 jī
  1. fowl
  2. chicken
  3. (slang) prostitute

classifier: 隻

當雞像煎餅一樣平的時候, 那麼一定是拖拉機跑得比它們快。

When the chickens are flat as pancakes, then again the tractor must have been faster than them.

Source: Tatoeba